Chapter 240 A Bizarre Case

After a moment of contemplation, You Sisi slowly shook her head.

"I'm sorry, your request requires too many people. I simply can't spare that many to help you. As you know, we've just experienced a disaster here, and we're in desperate need of manpower."

With that, You Sisi turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Jing Yan quickly called out, "Lord You, I only need the transport records for a few specific materials, not all the materials transported over the past few years. For specific materials, your Qing Si's archives should have records and classifications."

You Sisi stopped and turned back, slightly surprised. "You seem to know quite a bit about how our Qing Si operates."

"Uh... Brother Ye mentioned the Qing Si's efficiency issues to us before..."

"More like complained about it," You Sisi said, her tone turning colder.

You Sisi guessed that Fang Yue must have secretly complained to others after the Qing Si was slow to find someone for him.

Regaining her composure, You Sisi pondered for a moment. "If it's regular materials, it would still take a lot of manpower to investigate. But if it's relatively rare materials, we can send people to help you search the archives."

Jing Yan was overjoyed and quickly listed the names of the basic materials for the fluorescent bracelets.

You Sisi was stunned.

"So, you're investigating the follow-up of this matter. But didn't Ye Baiyi already go to find Elder Ning? What else is there to investigate?"

Seeing You Sisi's interest, Jing Yan didn't mind the trouble and immediately explained his analysis and speculation.

You Sisi listened with increasing surprise and shock.

"No, impossible! If there's an organization in Qing Si County, right under the nose of the Qing Si, that's been secretly buying materials for fluorescent bracelets, continuously transporting them out, and then making *ningguang* bracelets, we in the Qing Si would have noticed! It's impossible for us to be completely ignorant!"

"Could it be that you're mistaken? Although some of these materials are unique, they're not only used for making fluorescent bracelets."

Hearing You Sisi's doubts, Jing Yan calmly said, "Lord You, it's precisely because everyone thinks it's impossible that they're so unscrupulous."

"I've carefully studied this file. Although the proportions of materials they buy at different times are different, sometimes more, sometimes less, sometimes with long intervals, sometimes with short intervals..."

"But it's definitely the same group of people buying them, and... if you take these materials in three-year units..."

"You'll find... they form a relatively proportional equivalent! Very symmetrical!"

Before Jing Yan could finish, You Sisi snatched the file and began to examine it again. The more she looked, the more disturbed she became, and her heart sank.

"Quick... quick, call Jue Lao over here!"

She roared at the white-clad attendant behind her.

Before long, a puzzled Jue Lao was brought over.

"Jue Lao, look at these materials. Can they make a certain number of fluorescent bracelets?"

While having someone call Jue Lao, You Sisi had already marked the quantities of materials in the files to make them easier to observe and calculate.

As soon as Jue Lao arrived, she immediately handed him the marked file and marked the total amount of materials sold in three years with large black circles.

Jue Lao was still somewhat bewildered, but after reading the file, he became just as shocked as You Sisi had been!

Even more so!

"All... all materials for fluorescent bracelets! Three years as a standard unit of measurement, exactly the standard ratio for manufacturing fluorescent bracelets, completely standard, astonishingly standard! As if meticulously calculated! Three years of procurement as a unit, three years of procurement... Lord You, what exactly is going on? This, this, this..."

Jue Lao was a bit dazed, not knowing what to say.

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If the fluorescent bracelets were all made with the same craftsmanship as before, then that would mean... his old friend, Ning Laotou, with whom he had disagreed and ultimately quarreled and vowed to never see again, was plotting some earth-shattering secret!

Moreover, it was happening right under the nose of Qing Si County, in broad daylight!

Hearing Jue Lao's certainty, You Sisi also felt a chill run down her spine.

She looked at Jing Yan. "Why do you want to investigate where these materials went?"

"I want to know where these materials went. If they all went to *Ningguang* Mountain, then it means our conjecture is correct. Ning Laotou is definitely not a good person. At the same time, Brother Ye is probably in mortal danger. So, if I can prove that my theory is correct, I would like to ask the two Qingyi Lords to ride the fastest Qing Si horses to *Ningguang* Mountain to help Brother Ye through this crisis!"

What sincere brotherhood!

And such meticulous observation and thinking abilities...

You Sisi realized that she had perhaps underestimated this small commoner with a short lifespan and low strength.

However... little did she know that, not to mention Fang Yue's kindness in providing Jing Yan with a job, the prospect of continuing to make money through videos in the future also required Fang Yue to stay alive as a target, as a model for the players and the number one player in the game.

In short, this cash cow couldn't fall!

"If your deductions are all correct, and *Ningguang* Mountain is truly dangerous, then the Qing Si... can only send a group of Baiyi Qingwei at most, to help Ye Baiyi. Neither I nor Tian Erjun can possibly leave Qing Si County at this time!"

After a moment of thought, You Sisi said cautiously.

"What... but! But!"

Jing Yan was anxious and wanted to say something, but You Sisi interrupted him.

"I know Ye Baiyi's contribution to Qing Si County, and I know his importance. But look at what Qing Si County has just experienced. With such heavy damage, and with no idea when that group of bizarre creatures will make a comeback, it's unrealistic for us to let the only two Qingyi of Qing Si County leave Qing Si County."

After a pause, You Sisi made her tone as calm as possible and said, "I know this is cruel, but when it comes to a small number of people and a large number of people, I choose to do everything I can to protect the majority of people in Qing Si County! Tian Erjun made the wrong decision before, and now, I can't make another mistake. Qing Si County has no ability to make mistakes again for the time being!"

Jing Yan clenched his fists.

That feeling of powerlessness resurfaced once again.

That thought of wanting to become stronger, that thought of wanting to do whatever he wanted without having to ask for help, grew stronger and stronger.

Just as You Sisi showed a look of apology, preparing to have someone check the incoming and outgoing material records.

Just as Jing Yan didn't know what to say.

A voice suddenly rang out.

"Then I'll go to *Ningguang* Mountain."

What?!

Who?!

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see a man with a black blood-stained bald head, dead fish eyes, and every inch of his body covered in black blood, walking towards them step by step.

Just by walking over like this, everyone felt an overwhelming murderous aura, as if the sky was falling down on them!

"Captain Wu, Captain Wu?!"